Eddie Hick

Edward Wakili-Hick
Also known as
  • Eddie Hick
  • Natcyet Wakili
Born1987 (age 36–37)
GenresJazz,
Occupation(s)Musician, Producer, songwriter
InstrumentDrums
LabelsSpitfire Audio

Edward Wakili-Hick (also Eddie Hick and Natcyet Wakili[1]) is an English drummer, percussionist, record producer and composer.

Career

In 2007, Wakili-Hick was one of the founding members of Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra.[citation needed] In 2009, Wakili-Hick joined Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble.[2][3] In 2017, he became one of the founders of the Steam Down collective alongside Ahnanse, poet Brother Portrait, Nadeem Din-Gabisi[4] and later Wakili-Hick joined Sons of Kemet.[5] In 2022, he started the Nok Cultural Ensemble alongside Onome Edgeworth (from Kokoroko), Dwayne Kilvington (AKA Wonky Logic) and Joseph Deenmamode (AKA Mo Kolours).[3] The ensemble is named after the ancient Nok culture.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

On drums

  • The Tide has changed Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble (World Village, 2010)
  • Sine Qua Non – Serge Gainsbourg Reimagined Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble (Coup Perdu, 2013)
  • Sine Qua Non (Midem Cannes February 2014) Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble (Coup Perdu, 2014)
  • Caribbean Roots Anthony Joseph (Strut, 2016)
  • Ikwunga – Dibia (Rebisi Hut & Dele Sosimi Music], 2016)
  • Your Queen Is A Reptile –Sons of Kemet (Impulse! Records, 2016)
  • The RE:ensemble – Easter EP – Ashley Henry (Sony Music]], 2018)
  • Where Are Your Branches? – Oscar Jerome (2018)
  • Uniting of Opposites – Ancient Lights (Tru Thoughts]], 2018)
  • Trudi's Songbook: Volume One & Two – Ruby Rushton (22a, 2019)
  • Honey For Wounds – Ego Ella May (UpperRoom Records, 2020)
  • Beyond The Dome Marcus Joseph (Jazz Refreshed, 2021)
  • Live at Real World Studios Nala Sinephro With Edward Wakili-Hick & Dwayne Kilvington (NTS, 2021)

Writing / arranging

  • Caribbean Roots Anthony Joseph (Strut, 2016)
  • IG Culture Presents LCSM – Earthbound (Super-Sonic Jazz, 2020)
  • Chelsea Carmichael – The River Doesn’t Like Strangers – Earthbound (Native Rebel Recordings, 2022)

References

  1. ^ "Natcyet". 7 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024. Natcyet is Wakili-Hick's ancestral name inherited from his father.
  2. ^ "songs-of-the-metropolis".
  3. ^ a b Lewis, John (14 October 2022). "Nok Cultural Ensemble: Njhyi review – a relentlessly Afrofuturist percussive voyage". The Guardian. London.
  4. ^ "London jazz crew Steam Down Orchestra on the magic of collective creativity". 24 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Edward Wakili-Hick".